Walker scores 27 as Hornets beat Nuggets, 112-102

Kemba Walker scored 27 points, Nicolas Batum had 21 points and eight assists, and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Denver Nuggets 112-102 on Saturday night. Marvin Williams had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Hornets, who wrapped up a seven-game road trip with an impressive victory.

Led by Nikola Jokic, Nuggets in contention for playoff spot

The Denver Nuggets have a tenuous hold on the eighth and final playoff spot in the West with 26 games remaining Led by Nikola Jokic, Nuggets in contention for playoff spot The Denver Nuggets have a tenuous hold on the eighth and final playoff spot in the West with 26 games remaining Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2lx5kew DENVER – Nikola Jokic wouldn’t mind a few more days of rest after his return from the All-Star festivities. With 26 games remaining, the Denver Nuggets have a tenuous hold on the eighth and final playoff spot in the West.

Nuggets News and Notes: Special on Mason Plumlee trade

Nuggets best Blazers in Nurkic-Plumlee swap SI’s Ben Golliver grades how Denver and Portland fare in the deal CSN Northwest’s Jason Quick : Portland trading Plumlee hit the team hard. Denver got a good one – 2/13/17 Chauncey Billups on Plumlee trade and state of the Nuggets: “If you’re going to be a real good team, you got to have a couple super stars, right now Nuggets don’t have one” – 2/13/17 The Nuggets celebrated the Nikola Jokic Show at Madison Square Garden — The Joker scored 40 points on 17-for-23 shooting — by making their second trade of the season.

Jokic has 24 and 10, Nuggets beat depleted Clippers 106-102

Nikola Jokic had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Danilo Gallinari and Will Barton each added 23 points to lead the Denver Nuggets past the undermanned Los Angeles Clippers 106-102 on Monday night. The Clippers played without their three leading scorers – Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and J.J. Redick – but came from 17 points down to start the second half and took a seven-point lead in the fourth quarter.